It has been a difficult time for children in ACT who have struggled with lockdowns, home learning and the compulsory wearing of masks by teachers and educators in schools. The teacher mask mandate has recently been lifted, however, there are concerns it may have affected children’s language skills during this critical time of their development.Continue readingHow the teacher mask mandate is affecting children’s language development
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Australia, we are amid a porndemic. The average age of first exposure to pornography amongst our nation’s children has been free-falling for almost two decades. The Australian Institute of Family Studies and WA Child Safety Services report that the average age of first exposure is between eight and ten years old. Countless studies show that exposure to pornography as a child has serious ramifications, not only for the individual but on a much larger societal level.Continue readingPorn pandemic
In this episode, we continue to explore UC’s Indigenising the Curriculum Framework, which aims to increase Indigenous content at UC by embedding Indigenous Ways of Knowing into all courses. For more information about the Framework, check out Episode 10’s interview with Marina Martiniello. For this episode, we surveyed Indigenous students at UC and asked about their experiences with the Framework. We then spoke with Jenaya Gibbs-Muir, an Indigenous student at UC, and discussed our survey results with her.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices – episode 11
In this episode of the Listening to First Nations Voices podcast, we speak to Marina Martinello who is in charge of the Indigenising the Curriculum Framework at UC. The Indigenising the Curriculum Framework aims to embed Indigenous Ways of Knowing across all Courses and Units at UC. Marina talks about the program and its implementation, and her hopes for its future.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices – episode 10